St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
GoATVLLE BALLROOM.


well as the famine. Then he reused
himself little and shifted his boot
heels. Said he:
Il uSen't t be hazard up. WanSt had
as good a job as amy man, nd went in
the Park; got me sl2 wake as nice as
We PLACE. twas Republican gev me
tn job, an tn mkt lection long comes
& Dimmycrat an axes me will vote for
him. Shure l will, seq l, for was a
Dimmycrat myself agin' th' time | KEN
from the County Clare. l don't know
hows this it WAS, but that vote lost me
job for me. An here | am, says you,
an ould man, wild no job, an no cows,
an, tn hunger under my nest"
Things began to liven up BIT ter
the visitors left the Haley Shanty. he
of beer and some ''Soft stuff ginger
ale, etc.) for the girls. Mr. Kerrigan
had kindly contributed part of the deck
OF a canal boat, and, to the music of an
accordion the boys and girls were en-
joying dance in front of Mrs. Don
nelly's shanty. All the local bellies
were there, including the.MiSSes Woods,
Donnelly, pretty Julia O'Neill, and
Julia Clifford. The roof of the dancing
platform was made of wooden lattice
which had once done duty before door
as a trelliS for roses. "Ut's t'aSin gurlS
they are" said Mrs. Donnelly, as she
sat before her shanty door smoking
i'll the moonlight, while the boys and
girls romped through dance called
Roger de COverly," and the boys made
frequent excursions to the beer keg.
After walking through a labyrinth of
chicken coops, COW stables, goat houses
and ShantieS, the animals and their own
ers being separated only by an inch of
pine, the guide and his follower arrived
at the residence of Mrs Mccain. Mr..
McCann has been dead about four
months, aud since his deceaSe his relict
has suffered so much with rheumatism
in her knees that she can scarcely walk.
Kate Duffy, who is very naughty girl,
has taken advantage of Mrs. McCann's
helplesSneSS, and Quartered herself in
the shanty against the wish of its proprie-
tor. Kate pays her 80 cents week for
her board and lodging. Mrs. Mccain is
very anxious that Kate should be re-
moved, because she says, Miss Duffy
blue wild her Swearin'." Mrs. Mccain
depends upon what the >neighbors bring
in to l. her alive, consequently her
larder Is not 0verStOcked, and there are
no strawberries and boned turkey in the
cupboard. But there is malicious
whiSperin Goatville that the liquid with
fire i'll it does not remain long in Mrs
Mccain bolt
The exciting event of the evening was
a pitched battle between Daniel O'Con-
nell, who is better known as ''Sullivan'S
130-pound pop" and Jerry Regain. The
fight took place behind what is usually
known as 1.-THE Dump" 1t is a stable
where hOrse-trading is carried on. A
trader who is foolish enough to do bust
ness at this stable is sure to be cheated,
or dumped" as they say in Goatville
The battle was arranged by a young law
student, and was very interesting
affair. The audience was select
and there was no ''squealers" pres
ent. Fifteen rounds were fought. In
the seventh O'Connell was knocked
senSeleSS on a manure pile. A pail Of
water was thrown over him and at the
expiration of four minutes he was able
to stand up, though very groggy. Word
was brought in by scout that police
man was getting trifie too inquisitive,
and the boys scattered to hiding places
among the shanties until the policeman
had gone away. Then the fight was re-
Sumed. AT the conclusion of the fif-
teenth round Mr.. O'Connell had taken
all the punishment that he could stand,
and Mr.. Regain went away with the
honors of the occasion and very much
bruised face.
The fight was interrupted at one time
by the sounds of domestic squat in
the Woods shanty. The Woods resi-
dence is unique in some respects. 1t
contains eight apartments, Separated
by partitions. When peace reigns
every member of the family enjoys the
sanctity of one room, but when brawls
arise the partitions are torn down so
that the difficulty can be settled on open
ground. The guide suggested that it
wouldn't be safe to call on the Woods
family just then, and SO the visit was
postponed.